Knute Rockne: A Portrait of a Notre Dame Legend presents the fruits of Steele's interest in and research about the life and times of Knute Rockne. Based on research and writing conducted over the last twenty years, the book includes: game by game accounts of Rockne's playing and coaching careers, interviews with former players, family and professional photographs--including new material found in Norway, photos of artifacts and memorabilia, team and season records, player personnel, and a full consideration of the relationship of Rockne with George Gipp--one of the most fascinating stories in the annals of American sports. For readers who love sports, college football, and Notre Dame, this book will provide keen insights into the man and the myth, and detail a pictorial history unsurpasses by any other book.
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A PLEASANT JOURNEY THROUGH ROCKNE'S LIFE,
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Michael Steele has been doing books on Notre Dame football for many years. Some, like Rockne: A Bio-Bibliography (1983) are very detailed, but most, especially this book, are more in the coffee table genre. But that's o.k. because Steele is modest about his books, and makes no special claims for them.The photos in this book are excellent and not only include many of Rockne at various stages of his life, but also of his famous players. Steele also includes pictures of many important sites in Rockne's life, and even some diagrams of plays. The text moves swiftly through the famous coach's life and career. On occasion, Steele repeats an old and questionable chestnut, but for the most part, he gives straight-forward game-by-game details. The final section of the book contains long interviews with a number of men who played for Rockne and/or were students at Notre Dame in the 1920s. Since all of these men have since died, the interviews are often poignant, even if they are more nostalgic than truly informative. If you are looking for a deeply researched and footnoted biography of Knute Rockne, this is not the book for you. However, if you want a pleasant journey through the coach's life, take this trip with Michael Steele. Professor Murray Sperber, Author of Shake Down the Thunder (1993), and Onward to Victory (1998).
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It started as a story that America has seen countless times ... a family halfway across the world seeking to improve its lot. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
starting eleven, return yards, total yards, passing game, collegiate football, mass play, kickoff returns, winning percentage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Notre Dame, Knute Rockne, South Bend, Four Horsemen, George Gipp, Carnegie Tech, New York, Paul Castner, Chet Grant, Grantland Rice, Georgia Tech, Hunk Anderson, Penn State, Jesse Harper, Frank Leahy, Post Office, Brownson Hall, Frank Carideo, Cartier Field, Elmer Layden, Fighting Irish, Francis Wallace, Rose Bowl, Soldier Field, World War New!
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It started as a story that America has seen countless times ... a family halfway across the world seeking to improve its lot. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
starting eleven, return yards, total yards, passing game, collegiate football, mass play, kickoff returns, winning percentage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Notre Dame, Knute Rockne, South Bend, Four Horsemen, George Gipp, Carnegie Tech, New York, Paul Castner, Chet Grant, Grantland Rice, Georgia Tech, Hunk Anderson, Penn State, Jesse Harper, Frank Leahy, Post Office, Brownson Hall, Frank Carideo, Cartier Field, Elmer Layden, Fighting Irish, Francis Wallace, Rose Bowl, Soldier Field, World War New!
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- Four Winners by Knute Rockne on page 52, and page 59
- The Fighting Irish by Roger Anderson on page 142
- The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia by Michael R Steele on page 115
- Essay on Man and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) by Alexander Pope on page 138
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